One of the many things that’s wonderful about being an information professional is how generous we all tend to be with resources. We info geeks love to share where, and how, and what we did to find information sources.

This week I wanted to point you in the direction of five fellow searchers – who are not in the fundraising intelligence field – who each have blogs (and newsletters, and white papers, and more) with the kind of enthusiasm for sharing about research that elevates them to the status of true researchers’ researchers. I think they’re some of our larger profession’s best examples of generosity. [Read more…]

It’s really valuable to keep an eye on (and share!) the tools our colleagues in allied fields are using to do their research. This past week I stumbled upon these five great resources I wanted to share with you.

Both books are available free to download in pdf format – scroll down the page here – or you can purchase them if you prefer hard copies. They are written by experts in research, journalism and investigative reporting including Paul Myers (more on him in a minute), Fergus Bell, and Steve Buttry. Don’t miss chapter 10 of the Verifying Digital Content volume, called Verification Tools. There are tons of handy tools there for you to check out! [Read more…]